Stella (for women)

Mareseis

I chose Stella Rose Absolute over the original Stella, due to the fact of poor lasting power and no sillage in this one. The smell is amazing however, but it lacks in depth and the citrusy notes are overpowering the beautiful amber. Despite this, I do love it.

Casi

Okay, so what would "purple rain" smell like? This! This smells of blackberry liquour and moist, dewy roses. The composition is rich, warm, sweet and light all at once. Stella smells of femininity, grace, confidence and elegance...all of this while remaining undeniably seductive. I have found that any fragrance with Amber as a main note is either hit or miss for me. This is definately a BIG HIT! The Amber here is blended so perfectly with the roses and the peony and although the "blackberry liquour" note is most likely a figment of my imagination, that is the beauty of this gem of a fragrance! The composition is so smooth and each note compliments the other so effortlessly. Stella is unforgettable. I have never known another like her and I doubt that I will. The bottle is classic and lovely, just like the beautiful juice contained within. I love the rich, purple color and I think that the bottle design is perfect for this EDP. The visual definatly matches the scent. I would purchase this again and again! *Note* I gave Stella a "3" for price. Although a full-size bottle of Stella runs between $70.00 - $90.00 and the body cream, (which I could just die for), is rather expensive, this fragrance offers a nice-sized roll-on version and a purse size for $17.00 and $48.00, respectively. I hope that most fragrances will jump on the roll-on/purse-size bandwagon because it is so easy to carry along for the day and more importantly, it allows those of us on a budget to experience true luxury for an affordable price!

Malibu

STELLA is beautiful, delicate and very feminine.


It is simple and uncluttered, but the tangerine and peony add a subtle, fresh twist. Women of all ages can easily wear STELLA. It doesn’t matter if you’re wearing jeans, a suit or an evening dress.

SophieIowa

Rose, amber, and more rose! Very simple note-wise, which translates to pure and simple class. This has such a dark, gothic feeling, yet it's so sophisticated.
This perfume breaks boundaries - it can be worn by the quiet goth girl, the savvy businesswoman, and the soccer mom (or the combination woman who is all three!) I love it.

Cherub573

Echoing many others, this is a modern, sophisticated rose scent. I think of it as a little dark, but not in a spicy way, perhaps because of the amber. And btw, amber can often give me headaches, but in here it is soft and suggestive, lending a little more depth. I would wear this in the evening or in cold weather myself, but I'm sensitive to strong fragrances. It also reminds me of roses and wine. :)

Mado Haddad

Well... I can't say whether I like it or I love it !!:)
When I first apply this perfume from a sample I got, I think "Yeah, it's a nice perfume.. but I wouldn't buy a full sized bottle of it".
An hour later,after it settles down, I start feeling like it's one of the most amazing perfumes!!
Worth mentioning: it's soooooo long lasting.

adriana14

i want to give some review again coz dis fragrances is so amazing...
infact i love all stella perfume..
everyday i've got to wear this..
juz love the dark rose and peony smell.everytime i spray dis on...the sweatness i can feel it down my throat..
and the smell keep coming out..the longer and the more u spray...the better the smells would b...this perfumes top the chart..!!!

annehke

Such great reviews here, including an award winning review, that I cannot add too much to the descriptions except for my opinion and-experience. This is a fantastic scent. I was so wonderfully surprised by this little sample of... "just some rose perfume". Quite the contrary.... it has prescence with out being overbearing, it has class and composition with out being old fashioned, heavy or staunch. The sillage has some special talent...it artfully lifts the scent into the air and the wearer can dive into the surrounding scent with pleasure at every moment they desire. It seems a bit spicy, airy, and light sometimes. Surely feminine but not flirty or childish. Perpetually velvety, full, rich, and intense to a precise degree- never stifling. Artfully elegant, chique, and modern; all of these charachteristics all at once. The peony is not sweet and overwhelming as in most perfumes. The rose, instead of a single, ponderous note, takes on different tones and whims while wearing. The base is comfortable and sensuous, forget the feeling of "woodsy"as listed in the notes above.Can it really be all that great as I described? Oh Yes! In my opinion, yes!

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Wristsniffer

I'm not a collector of perfume bottles - I value the juice inside the packaging first and foremost. That said, it's always a treat to find a lovely scent housed inside of a bottle which makes me swoon as much as the perfume, itself.

The purple, streamlined, classiness of Stella's bottle is impossible to ignore. Anyone who adores the classic bottles from Chanel, Hermes, or Bond No. 9 will most likely find this bottle difficult to resist. The fabulous thing is that you won't have to! It's a lovely perfume and one that I'd expect nearly every woman to want as part of her collection.

Getting to the juice itself: Stella is all about roses and salt, with just a touch of amber thrown in for good measure. This is not your grandmother's rose; it's in a class all of it's own. The salty musk accord adds a skin smell that turns the rose into something very sensual and intriguing. The amber adds mystery. When you spray this on, you won't think of red roses, but rather dark, purple roses just slightly past their prime.

It has a very delicate quality to it. I'm not usually a fan of florals but this one took my breath away. I've tested it on several occasions and always felt that there were more interesting scents out there to be had so I never purchased. Now, however, I find myself craving something pure and natural, yet sexy and different and it's moved itself to the top of my wishlist.

This is a very popular perfume but I think it smells different on every person. It also has very light sillage so you can wear it for yourself and for those you want to be close to, without the fear of overwhelming everyone else. It's perfect for the office but sexy enough to be worn with a little black dress.

exciter76

Innocence and roses go hand-in-hand. This is one bad-arse rose with a Harley and a leather jacket. It's what I imagine a fabled black rose to smell. Romance has an edge and it's very, very seductive.

The scent's longevity is impressive. The consistency of scent is amazing; if you love how it smells when it's first applied then you will be delighted to know that scent will stay with you all day. Of course, what I love most is how naughty I feel for simply wearing this fragrance, especially at work. I liken it to liquid burgundy lingerie.

ktv0926

Stella is a beautiful, rich scent of a freshly cut rose, still having dew drops on its petals. The scent is cold, with green, bitter undertones.

I think Stella can be worn quite differently. I can see a girl in a summer dress and a business woman in a suit both wearing Stella, making quite opposite statements by it - Stella is very versatile, in my opinion.

hollivomitsyou

at first sniff, i wasn't very impressed. it just came off as a nice scent for an office girl. HOWEVER, i wandered outdoors and the sticky sweet rose smell kept wafting up to my nose. by the time i made it back inside, i was loving it. it's kind of cheery but not bright. reminds me a little of rose essential without the patchouli.

adriana14

i sooo love this perfume
everyday i would spray this...but im really3 looking forward to own my own piece of this

d smell is so amazing
yeah...at first didnt really like it
but when i spray it again one day
i suddenlly feel head over heel in love with dis perfume

hahahaha

crazy already...forgive me

Sherria

I didnt like it at first. but after comparing it with another perfume, i discovered the beauty in this one. To me it smells like grape juice and roses :). Not really for everyday but is great for special/intimate occasions.

Malegria

Wow! I tested Stella several times, putting a little amount on my wrist and I felt it as a slightly cold, morning rose, dew-covered, may be white...like an Iceberg variety.I made a swap recently and got a bottle for myself - and of course I sprayed it all over. Imagine my surprise - it is still a bit distant, but warm, velvety and RED,covered with fuzz, like a butterfly wing. At first it gives off a lot`s of Bulgarian rose oil, but later instead of oil I start to feel peony - a very dark, burgundy one, and the perfume starts to juggle with both scents - rose-peony-peony-rose, strangely it does ot mix at all on me but simply trades places for a while.
Eventually it blends in with a very sophisticated amber and woods, though the freshness of peony lingers, and the base is very appealing to me - I feel tangerine only in the very end, and it feels as an unexpected wink from an upper class lady in a fancy hat.

Perfumedsecrets

An amazing vintage amber with modern rose. The rose is soft and garden-like, not the cloying harsh rose of the past. I find myself wearing this almost every day since I bought it. Which I'm very late, I am working on my first bottle even though I've always loved it.

Leni

This must be one of the absolutely worst perfume experiences I've ever had. I am not sure what it is, but apparently I have an allergic reaction when I smell it. It gives me a headache, I have problems breathing and I start to feel dizzy. I had to tell my co-worker to stop using it, because I wasn't able to work any more, even though there were at least 4 walls between us. The smell is just so intense and extreme and it stays in the air for ours.

Trvevil

I started not liking and avoiding her fragrances, but oh.. now I think they're cute! And I'm looking forward to try again others.
So, about this fragrance. Yes as written in other reviews it's a rose scent. I smelled my wrist after few minutes and it reminded me how I smelled my granddads roses. There were red, yellow color roses. This one smelled like yellow. It's a real, live rose. There's peony present too, growing and tangling with a rose. Dry-down is like faint Agent Provocateur dry-down, but with added a little sweetness. It is very safe and casual fragrance.

Elumina

The most reviews here got the point. Stella is a rose scent, but not a girly rose scent, this one is for mature women.
At the beginning it smells like fresh rose water and later it turn into a woody and dark rose scent. This perfume reminds me of another fragrance but i dont know which...
Stella suits well for daytime wear and i recommend it for people who like rose-scents.
Anyway this will be my next catch ^^

Spring25

I have the rollerball version of the EDP. I like it because, even though it seems rather dilute, it is easy to apply touchups throughout the day. It's a dusky light fragrance which could be good for day or evening wear. It is not offensive for the office. In fact, I got a couple compliments (male and female) when I wore this scent to work.

nathalieZ

Smelled like shower gel to me..very commun, not even out of the ordinary..I will pass forever on that designer!

missk

I decided to try Stella when I read many reviews which stated this fragrance as a new classic. Stella is not your typical sweet and flowery rose scent, it is much darker and woodsy. It's actually not a sweet fragrance at all. The overall fragrance, including the dark purple bottle, reminds me of something slightly gothic or medieval. Because of my young age I didn't fall in love with Stella but I can see why people love it. Perhaps when I'm older I will retry this fragrance and like it a lot better, as I see this fragrance appealing to much more mature, sophisticated women.

randik

Now, this is something completely different. It is a truly captivating fragrance which is gorgeously haunting! An incredibly interesting combination of notes. Tried it today and fell head over heels!

sniff

At first i loved it, but some weeks later i became to feel little bit cold when i wear it. It's rich lasting rose.., but i think not for young woman and it makes a distance between me and people...mmm maybe Stella is good for warm weather?

Kasku

It's a very contemporary look at the very classic flowers. Peony and rose are used together in such a nice and new composition. Added orange gives the final juice and taste. I love it :)

honeypoppyseed

It's like dipping your skin in rose water.

Unlike other rose perfumes, this one doesn't smell at all old or dusty. It's wet (even after it drys there is a feeling of wetness), fresh, and lovely. It's like continuously crushing rose petals and having the scent of the rose repeatedly rejuvenate in your nose. It's amazing.
This scent has captured the complexity and grace of a rose. In each whiff one is able to go through the sweet mild aromatic rose, the vest of a rose, the sweetness... It's a great perfume.

There are a few things to keep in mind when purchasing this scent. The scent is not always long lasting, and depends heavily on your own chemistry and moistness of skin. Try applying lotion well in advance (so as not to alter the scent of this delicate perfume) before applying this scent. You will probably make the scent last longer. Also the roller ball purse applicators, which are sold separately, seem to be less potent than they parfum out of bottle... I suspect the fragrance has been diluted.

kevaana

I love it. Smells like a summer limonade on my skin, a fresh rose picked in summer near a lemon garden.

katyas

This is a LOVELY rose fragrance, and my hope and goal is to get a full bottle - right now I only have a roll-on. It is delightfully fresh, the rose smelling like something just plucked from the garden at the height of its scent. The unfortunate thing (for me) is that it doesn't last nearly long enough.

pimentosugars

Roses, roses, roses, beautiful stylish bottle fits nicely in a bag. Scent disappears from my skin completely within 15 minutes - the worst hold I've ever had from a perfume. A pity.

Creamy

This fragrance conjures images of Gothic cathedrals, courtyard gardens and romantic chivalric knights.

Here playful peony and fresh mandarin grow up quickly after a night in the garden with seductive rose and sensual amber.

A modern classic seduced by the rose and her romantic past.

Surreal

I dont like perfumes with rose in it but this one smells so different.. It's such a romantic but at the same time modern scent. Amazing, really..

Juliette has a gun

A shop assistant recommended this one to me yesterday and said that I would be the right type for it... I wonder why, probably because of my blue eyes. Well, I find this is such a soft fragrance featuring a very distant, very faint rose fading away after some minutes. Seems to be a perfume for those who don't want to draw attention to themselves, who are afraid of disturbing anybody or making the wrong choice. I can't say that I don't like it, but I find it very strange that Paul McCartney's daughter could not come up with a scent which has more "oomph". I would have thought her signature fragrance would be a sassy cool number.

Carla

The Yin and Yang is happening in this fragrance. The initial application creates the lightness of a contemporary rose paired with the flair of southern european influence with the peony.
The dark side then appears with the scentuous aroma of amber thus experiencing the best of both worlds.

pj

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orchidfae

I absolutely adore Stella! I have went through 2 roll ons, I am halfway through the body milk, and still using my fb of Stella rotated with one other. My daughter(who is 7) loves when I put this on her. I am sold.

luisa margarita

rosas y mas rosas...... de una manera interesante y energetica

Candra

Love this fragrance. I can't get enough of it. It is such a classy fragrance. Next time, i will buy the pure perfume.

guest_Farha

A gorgeous perfume - my fav - pair the eau de perfume with the perfumed body cream and u will have guys n gals askin u all the time as to what perfume are u wearing!! very long lasting when u combine the bodycream and eau de perfume.

Mitsouko

Rose, but not sweet flower. Rose, but not roses preserve. It is not rose warmed up radius sun. It is quiet, noble rose, as if sorroud easy fog and bit of smoke, therefore- magic. This is smell of rose and smell of secret of rose. Very interesting roses smell. It is as natural and elegant woman.

soirdelune

A lovely scent, cheerfully plundered (in my opinion) from Lancome's 'Mille et Une Roses'. Always a pleasure to smell, though some friends have reported that it gives them headaches -- unsure why? :(

julianne35

this fragrance is really beautiful..first you smell the rose,then it becomes sth more fresh..when you start it you do not want to leave it.. I finished 5 bottles and still using one :)

guest_Sweet

Ladies, this is not your grandmother's rose. It is a modern rose balanced with a tasteful base of amber. Stella has many faces and encompasses all women.